Given name · also Indian

Kirit

“one who is crowned”

Kirit is used as a given name. One interpretation is “one who is crowned.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “one who is crowned.”

Where it comes from

This spelling has been associated with Indian and Hindi naming traditions.

Kirit’s family of names

Kirit has a related form in Kitra. Kirit has a related form in Kireat. Kirit has a related form in Kireet.

Walk Kirit’s family in the name graph

KiritKitraKireetKireitKirietKireatKiryt

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kirit, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian

Ihit

“one who is honored”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi · Modern

Kiran

“dust, thread” · “a ray of light”

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87% boys · 13% girls

Indian

Nairit

“from the southwest”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Kintan

“one who is crowned”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian

Tarit

“resembling lightning”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sanskrit

Nishit

Nishit is a masculine given name from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

81% boys · 19% girls

Indian

Jaskirit

“one who praises the lord”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian

Kokil

“resembling a nightingale”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kirit’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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